via On The Edge of Digital Culture by Anne-Marie Roussel
Comcast
- Investments in GetGlue and Bluefin Labs
- Developed second screen app Tunerfish
- According to patents filings, Comcast is developing technology that would allow them to notify subscribers when their friends begin watching a particular TV show or movie, and reward customers with discounts on their cable bills when a program they recommend is viewed by another subscriber
DirectTV
- Partnership with Social TV platform Miso
BSkyB (UK)
- Investment in zeebox
Oxygen
- Will utilize ACTV8.me to power a second screen app for The Glee Project, Season 2
- Developed its own Social TV platform, Oxygen Connect
HBO
- Developed HBO Connect as a lab for Social TV
Time Warner
- Investments in GetGlue and Bluefin Labs
- Its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting recently launched Media Camp, an 12-week accelerator in San Francisco for early-stage media startups
Bravo
- Re-launching BravoTV.com over the next year as a social TV platform
VH1
- Recently launched a smartphone app, called Co-Star, as a companion to VH1 programming
FOX
- Investments in ConnecTV and ACTV8.me
- FX: Integrating Twitter, Facebook and GetGlue into its various web offerings, especially for shows such as Archer with strong social followings
USA
- Working with Miso for mobile apps on iPhone and iPod touch
MTV
- Implementing Verizon Wireless-sponsored Twitter Tracker into some live shows
CBS
- Acquired Clicker
- CBS.com launched CBS Connect, a web site to aggregate content from Twitter and Facebook across all of CBS’ programming and connect fans and stars
CBS/ABC/NBC/CW/MyNetworkTV
- Investment in ConnecTV
Telemundo
- Partnership with Social TV analytics company Trendrr.tv and automatic content recognition (ACR) company Shazam for the April 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Univision
- Partnership with SocialGuide, to integrate a Spanish-language version of its social TV content guide
- Acquired Hotspots.io, which focuses on Social TV analytics
- Partnership with Crimson Hexagon, to produce tweet data for audience analysis
- Working with several live TV “competition” shows (like The X Factor) to create voting features that enable the audience to communicate directly with the show
- More details on Twitter and Social TV on my recent blog: Social TV: 7 Things that Twitter is Doing Right
- Investment in Miso